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GrayShift Customer Leaves iPhone Cracking Box Exposed, Data Breach Ensues

8:23 PM EDT, Apr 24th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

And the data breach resulted in a semi-public attempt at extortion by the not-very-good-at-extortion thieves.

Tim Cook Insists That iOS and macOS Shall Remain Separate. He's Right

5:38 PM EDT, Apr 19th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Editorial

Running iOS apps on macOS is not the same as merging the two OSes. John explains.

Facebook 'Forming Team' to Design Its Own Processors

7:10 PM EDT, Apr 18th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Columns & Opinions

Facebook Jumping on the Cool Kids' Bandwagon

And yeah, sure, you’re thinking so what, and you’re right.

Ajit Pai Advisor Arrested on Fraud Charges

6:40 PM EDT, Apr 17th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

Is it Ajit Pai’s fault she’s an alleged crook? No, but it surely reinforces Bryan Chaffin’s extremely negative perceptions that someone brought on to help his radical deregulatory agenda is being accused of fraud.

People Said 'Hey Siri' before 'Hey Siri' Was a Thing

8:37 PM EDT, Apr 16th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

According to Apple, users would start off their Siri interactions with “Hey Siri” even when the only way to access the service was by using the iPhone’s Home button.

Apple, the World's Most Profitable Company, Now Operates on 100% Renewable Energy

5:48 PM EDT, Apr 9th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

It’s a stunning achievement, and being done by the world’s most profitable company is a resounding statement for those who think renewable energy simply costs too much.

Mark Zuckerberg is Wrong. Apple's Privacy Stance is Genuine

4:25 PM EDT, Apr 6th, 2018 · Andrew Orr · Editorial

The argument is: Does Apple actually care about your privacy? Mr. Zuckerberg would like you to believe that Apple’s privacy stance is just a marketing tactic. I don’t agree.

Here’s How I Finally Accepted HomeKit is a Raging S*#t Storm

12:05 PM EDT, Apr 3rd, 2018 · Jeff Gamet · Editorial

HomeKit has some great features, but some of its problems are big enough to push me back to Amazon’s Alexa for my smart home control.

This 1981 Interview Shows How Steve Jobs at 26 Was Way Cooler than Me (and Probably You)

4:37 PM EDT, Mar 30th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Editorial

What struck Bryan Chaffin was that Steve Jobs, at the tender age of 26, had his &^#% together in ways most of us never do

Screw the 9.7-inch iPad, the iPad Mini Should be the Education iPad

2:02 PM EDT, Mar 29th, 2018 · Andrew Orr · Editorial

First introduced in 2012, the iPad mini was Apple’s answer to critics calling for a more affordable iPad. Three generations later and it seems like the company might be giving up on it.

Apple's 'Field Trip' Education Event Used an Obsolete Formula

4:13 PM EDT, Mar 27th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Editorial

iPads in education - girl in classroom with an iPad

Apple’s ‘Field Trip’ Education Event was designed to influence the media, but it can’t change school financial decisions.

Autonomous Cars That Kill People Will Kill The Technology. For Good

5:04 PM EDT, Mar 20th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Editorial

Americans are on edge and hypersensitive about how technology is persistently failing them in very big and catastrophic ways. For autonomous cars to succeed, the probability that they’ll kill a human can’t be low; it has to be essentially zero. Right from the outset.